Lumber Prices
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Even with high lumber prices, new home sales beat
Feb 24, 2021Extreme increases in lumber prices have caused some people to go bearish on new home sales. Not this one! If we play a version of rock, paper, and scissors with lumber prices and mortgage rates, mortgage rates will win. Mortgage rates have a much more significant influence on the new home sales market than lumber prices, even at their current highs.
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Supply chain issues still stymieing homebuilders
Feb 18, 2021 -
New home sales historically high in 2020
Jan 28, 2021 -
Rising costs, COVID cases dip builder confidence
Jan 20, 2021 -
Builder confidence reaches 35-year high in November
Nov 17, 2020 -
NAHB CEO on how the presidential election could impact lumber prices
Nov 03, 2020 -
Builder confidence breaks previous 35-year record high
Oct 19, 2020 -
NAHB’s Robert Dietz on how low supply and rising costs are impacting home prices
Sep 10, 2020 -
Spike in lumber prices boosts construction costs
Sep 04, 2020 -
Hey, Mr. President, what about removing lumber tariffs to make homes affordable?
May 21, 2019 -
CBC: Canadian lumber producers tell U.S. consumers ‘You can take your tariffs back, eh!’
Jun 26, 2018 -
Homebuilders face high lumber prices
Aug 23, 2013